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Find out the information you must give to customers on food products and how to give it.
Find out if a restaurant, takeaway or food shop has good food hygiene standards.
The rules on bringing food or animal products into Great Britain from abroad: restrictions, types of food and the amount you can bring.
There are rules for bringing food or animal products into Great Britain…
The rules on bringing meat, dairy, fish and other animal products depend…
The rules on bringing fruit, vegetables, nuts and seeds depend on the…
You’ll need to apply for a permit or certificate if you’re bringing any…
If you declare banned food products to Border Force officers at customs,…
Urgent public health message: UKHSA has been notified about an outbreak of food botulism in France involving a small number of British nationals.
Food and drink labelling and packaging regulations - what you must show, warnings, health and organic labels and packaging standards.
Information about the UK food chain.
Emerging Insights from DFID funded food markets programme in East and Southern Africa.
What you need to do as a food and drink business to work with the EU.
The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) FW&E laboratories protect the public from significant health threats associated with food, water and environmental hazards.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
Find out which types of food are zero-rated and which are standard-rated for VAT purposes.
The Committee on Mutagenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COM) assesses and advises on mutagenic risks to humans. COM is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care and the...
Annual statistics about food and drink purchases in the UK.
Legal standards for labelling and composition of food products such as bottled water, milk and meat.
See the list of applications to protect the geographical name of a food, drink or agricultural product in Great Britain.
Applications, changes and cancellations for consideration under the UK geographical indications (GI) schemes, how to object and appeal against decisions.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is responsible for food safety and food hygiene in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It works with local authorities to enforce food safety regulations and its staff work in meat plants to check the standards...
Food for Britain was the Defra sponsored Non-Departmental Public Body promoting UK food exports between 1983 and 2009.
Guidance and responsibilities of the UK's National Reference Laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology.
How to apply to protect a food, drink or agricultural product name under the UK GI schemes.
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